Red-gartered coot
| Red-gartered coot | |
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| Red-gartered coot at the Chilean National Zoo in Santiago, Chile | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Fulica |
| Species: | F. armillata |
| Binomial name | |
| Fulica armillata Vieillot, 1817 | |
The red-gartered coot (Fulica armillata) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. On average, it grows to 45 cm (18 in) in length, which exceeds that of most coots. It is found in Argentina, southern Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, and is a vagrant to Bolivia and the Falkland Islands. Its natural habitats are swamps and freshwater lakes.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Fulica armillata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.